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  Tourism | 4/21/2026

  Rosario Sánchez reaffirms Spain’s commitment to sustainable tourism management in London

  The Secretary of State for Tourism has reached out to the tourism sector of both countries to continue jointly analyzing the impact of the war without deviating from the objectives of sustainability The British capital has hosted the fourth edition of “Spain Talks”, a meeting with the sector on the future of sustainable tourism Sánchez has claimed multilateralism as a response to the geopolitical context The recognition of Tourist Personality of the Year of Wanderlust Spain has been granted to Amancio López Seijas, CEO of Hotusa Group

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  Industry | 4/20/2026

  Spain is consolidated as a European industrial power by being a Partner Country of the Hannover Messe 2027

  “This recognition puts Spanish industry at the heart of the European industrial project and values the strength, competitiveness and future vision of our business network,” Minister Jordi Hereu said. The choice of Spain as a Partner Country of HANNOVER MESSE 2027 is a strategic opportunity to show the world the innovative capacity of Spanish industry and its integration into European value chains. The fair will strengthen partnerships with German and European partners, will boost new business opportunities and will consolidate Spain as an industrial and technological hub in Southern Europe.

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  Tourism | 4/20/2026

  Spain received 8.6 million international air passengers in March, 6.6% more than in the same month last year
  

  Between January and March, Spain received about 22.4 million international passengers registering an increase of 5.8% In the diversification of markets (chapter ‘rest of countries’) the decrease in arrivals from the Middle East due to the war are highlighted In March, the six main Autonomous Communities registered increases 
  

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  Tourism | 4/17/2026

  Rosario Sánchez defends tourism as an instrument of peace in Cyprus and reiterates the “no to war”

  The Secretary of State has defended multilateralism as an essential tool in the current geopolitical context Sánchez has transferred the importance of betting on Sustainable Aviation Fuels SAF as a tool to reduce dependency and also emissions The meeting has worked on the European tourism strategy, which will be aligned with the Spain Tourism Strategy 2030
  

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  Tourism | 4/17/2026

  Tourism employment exceeds 2.87 million affiliated workers in the industry after increasing by 4.2% in March

  The affiliated workers in the tourism industry increased inter-annually by 115,044 registered workers in the third month of the year In March, the number of employees in the tourism sector increased by 4.9% compared to the same month of the previous year The largest increase in relative terms of the number of registered workers in the month of March has been in the Balearic Islands (11.1%) In March, employment in hospitality and travel agencies and operators increased in all communities